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ArticleCureus2022

A Rare Case of Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, and Bell's Palsy in a 29-Year-Old Male After Coxsackievirus Infection.

Rafsan Ahmed, Amirhossein Moaddab, Syed W Hussain, George Viriya, Suzette Graham-Hill

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Rafsan AhmedDepartment of Internal Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, USA.
Amirhossein MoaddabDepartment of Cardiology, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, USA.
Syed W HussainDepartment of Cardiology, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, USA.
George ViriyaDepartment of Internal Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, USA.
Suzette Graham-HillDepartment of Cardiology, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, USA.

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Abstract

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a severe myocardial disease with diversified etiologies. Coxsackievirus serotype B (CV-B) is a known cause of infectious myocarditis that leads to DCM. The pathogenesis of CV-B myocarditis is complex and involves a combination of tissue destruction from viral proliferation and host immune response. Diagnosis is based on clinical findings and the presence of post-infection elevated titers of IgM antibodies to CV-B. Echocardiography is an important imaging modality that plays a key role in diagnosing DCM. Rare complications of coxsackievirus infection may include facial paralysis and chronic kidney disease with nephrotic syndrome. Here we present a rare case of a 29-year-old-male with recent Bell's palsy who presented with new-onset heart failure with left ventricular ejection fraction of 5% and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis nephrotic syndrome in the setting of elevated antibodies to CV-B.

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bells palsycoxsackie myocarditiscoxsackie virusdilated cardiomyopathyfocal segmental glomerulosclerosis (fsgs)heart failure with reduced ejection fractionnephrotic syndrome

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PMID35898376
PMCPMC9308950

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